Known exploited vulnerability
CVE-2025-32975
The short answer
CVE-2025-32975 affects n/a n/a and is rated critical (CVSS 10.0). CISA added it to the Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog on 2026-04-20: attackers are using it, so patch it first.
What it is
Quest KACE Systems Management Appliance (SMA) 13.0.x before 13.0.385, 13.1.x before 13.1.81, 13.2.x before 13.2.183, 14.0.x before 14.0.341 (Patch 5), and 14.1.x before 14.1.101 (Patch 4) contains an authentication bypass vulnerability that allows attackers to impersonate legitimate users without valid credentials. The vulnerability exists in the SSO authentication handling mechanism and can lead to complete administrative takeover.
Weakness: CWE-287.
Severity
10.0 critical
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H
Exploited (CISA KEV)
Yes, since Apr 20, 2026
Federal due date May 4, 2026
EPSS, next 30 days
2.5%
Higher than 85% of scored CVEs
How it can be exploited
- Attack vector
- Network
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Privileges required
- None
- User interaction
- None
- Scope
- Changed
- Confidentiality impact
- High
- Integrity impact
- High
- Availability impact
- High
What CISA says to do
Apply mitigations per vendor instructions, follow applicable BOD 22-01 guidance for cloud services, or discontinue use of the product if mitigations are unavailable.
Affected products
n/a. NVD's record lists the exact affected versions.
References
- seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2025/Jun/22 Mailing ListThird Party Advisory
- seralys.com/research/CVE-2025-32975.txt Third Party Advisory
- support.quest.com/kb/4379499/quest-response-to-kace-sma-vulnerabilities-cve-2025-32975-cve-2025-32976-cve-2025-32977-cve-2025-32978 Vendor Advisory
- www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog?field_cve=CVE-2025-32975 US Government Resource
Questions
Is CVE-2025-32975 being exploited?
Yes. CISA added CVE-2025-32975 to its Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog on 2026-04-20, with a federal remediation due date of 2026-05-04.
How do I fix CVE-2025-32975?
CISA's required action: Apply mitigations per vendor instructions, follow applicable BOD 22-01 guidance for cloud services, or discontinue use of the product if mitigations are unavailable.
From NVD, CISA KEV, FIRST EPSS and OSV.dev, checked . Status on NVD: Analyzed. The description is NVD's text, quoted as published.
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